Mudgala Upanishad: Verse 1.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यत्पुरुषेणेत्यनया सृष्टियज्ञः समीरितः । सप्तास्यासन्परिधयः समिधश्च समीरिताः ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

यत् । पुरुषेण । इति । अनया । सृष्टि-यज्ञः । समीरितः । सप्त । अस्य । आसन् । परिधयः । समिधः । च । समीरिताः ॥

Recitation with translationMudgala Upanishad 1.6

IAST Transliteration

yat-puruṣeṇeti anayā sṛṣṭi-yajñaḥ samīritaḥ | saptāsyāsan paridhayaḥ samidhaś ca samīritāḥ ||

Translation

“யத் புருஷேண…” என்று தொடங்கும் மந்திரத்தால் சிருஷ்டி-யாகம் அறிவிக்கப்படுகிறது; அதனால் ஏழு பரிதிகள் மற்றும் சமித்களும் கூறப்படுகின்றன।

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Academic Translation

By the (Ṛgvedic) formula beginning “yat puruṣeṇa…”, the sacrifice that is creation is declared; and by it the seven enclosing-sticks (paridhi-s) and the fuel-sticks (samidh-s) are also stated.

Word by Word

• yat: “yat …” (mantra incipit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
• Form: avyaya; iti-śabda-prayogaḥ (mantra-pratīka)

• puruṣeṇa: by/with the Puruṣa
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (prātipadika)
• Form: puṃliṅga; tṛtīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam

• iti: thus/“…”
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (avyaya)
• Form: quotative particle

• anayā: by this (mantra)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
• Form: strīliṅga; tṛtīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam

• sṛṣṭi-yajñaḥ: the creation-sacrifice
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (prātipadika) + yajña (prātipadika)
• Form: puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sṛṣṭeḥ yajñaḥ)

• samīritaḥ: has been proclaimed
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-īr (dhātu)
• Form: kṛdanta; bhūta-kṛdanta (kta); puṃliṅga; prathamā; ekavacanam; karmaṇi-prayoga sense: ‘has been declared/uttered’

• sapta: seven
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (saṅkhyā-prātipadika)
• Form: saṅkhyā; (here) viśeṣaṇa of paridhayaḥ; bahuvacana-sāmānādhikaraṇya

• asya: of this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
• Form: napuṃsakaliṅga; ṣaṣṭhī-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam

• āsan: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (dhātu)
• Form: laṅ (imperfect); prathama-puruṣaḥ; bahuvacanam; parasmaipada

• paridhayaḥ: enclosing sticks (paridhis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paridhi (prātipadika)
• Form: puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam

• samidhaḥ: fuel-sticks
• Type: Noun
• Root: samidh (prātipadika)
• Form: strīliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (avyaya)
• Form: conjunction

• samīritāḥ: have been stated
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-īr (dhātu)
• Form: kṛdanta; bhūta-kṛdanta (kta); strīliṅga; prathamā; bahuvacanam; agrees with samidhaḥ (strī.)

Sandhi Notes

• yat-puruṣeṇeti → yat + puruṣeṇa + iti
• sṛṣṭiyajñaḥ → sṛṣṭi-yajñaḥ (tatpuruṣa)
• saptāsyāsan → sapta + asya + āsan (a+a→ā)
• samidhaśca → samidhaḥ + ca (visarga before c → ś)

Verse Context

• Yajña as cosmic creation (sṛṣṭi-yajña); Brahman/Puruṣa as material and efficient cause
• Mahavakya: Indirect—supports non-dual causality (Brahman as the ground of the world), aligning broadly with ‘sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma’ style teaching rather than a direct Mahāvākya citation.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-style)